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417 Combat Support Squadron

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Blazon

Badge

Argent a sword Azure in bend and a fasces Gules in bend sinister surmounting a palm tree Or;

Motto

SUPPORTING LIBERTY AND JUSTICE;

Symbolism

Badge

The palm symbolizes the desert and the fact that this squadron fought with the Eighth Army in North Africa during the Second World War. The sword represents air support to the army, and the fasces commemorate the fighting in Italy.

Motto

Not applicable

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 12, 2011, in Volume 145, page 3517 of the Canada Gazette.